Revised code could help improve efficiency of fusion experiments
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications An international team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory...
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Using light’s properties to indirectly see inside a cell membrane
New imaging technique helps resolve nanodomains, chemical composition in cell membranesCredit: Washington University in St. Louis For those not involved in chemistry or biology, picturing...
Socially isolated elderly more likely to use hospital and emergency room resources
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 25, 2020--Those over age 65 who self-reported as socially isolated were more likely to have...
Study shines new light on young tree seedlings
Credit: UGA The first few weeks of a tree seedling's life can be the most precarious. As it pushes thin new roots into the ground...
Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Computational patient models and human phantom with coronavirus abnormalities via multidiagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection yield 'realistic' texture and shapeCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS),...
Measuring the sensitivity of COVID tests with new material from NIST
Synthetic coronavirus genes from NIST can be used to measure and improve the sensitivity of diagnostic tests for COVID-19Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Researchers at the National...
NASA gathers nighttime images of Laura becoming a Hurricane
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Laura strengthened to a hurricane in the morning hours of Aug. 25, and NASA provided infrared imagery that showed the structure,...
Auralee Edelen and Wai Ling Wu receive 2020 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC
Their work uses machine learning to transform the way scientists tune particle accelerators for experiments and solve longstanding mysteries in astrophysics and cosmologyCredit: Jacqueline Orrell/SLAC...
Dartmouth awarded NIH grant for device to detect cancer left behind during surgery
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health...
WVU-led study aims to identify, relieve anxiety and depression caused by COVID-19
Credit: West Virginia University With anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West Virginia University-led study seeks to...
Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks
Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time that subseasonal rainfall and temperature...
A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis
New call for funding, advocacy for botanical gardens to lead efforts to avert plant extinctionCredit: © The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill. (August 25) - The...
New tool for identifying endangered corals could aid conservation efforts
Credit: Iliana Baums, Penn State Coral conservation efforts could get a boost from a newly developed genotyping "chip"--the first of its kind for corals. The...
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
Credit: Michigan Tech A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that oil and natural gas pipelines...
Preclinical study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potent T-cell responses
These potent CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses were stimulated in the lungs following a single intranasal administrationCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Preclinical studies of a...